New resources

What's new in 2025

Added February 2025

Mathematics and Numeracy > Level 3

Slow reveal graphs are reverse engineered so students can discover and make sense of the data and processes involved in representing data. "It starts with a graph that has been stripped of context: its numbers, its labels, its title. The teacher facilitates a discussion around what students notice and wonder."

Reading instruction > Level 1

Pathway to Literacy is a comprehensive curriculum for ESL literacy learners. Theme-based lessons are accompanied by teaching tips, lesson plans, stories, vocabulary and phonics practise. 

Computer basics > Basic digital literacy learner website

Instructors at the Labour Education Centre are developing an accessible and useful website to help learners develop basic digital literacy 

Educator resources > Teaching literacy

The Digital Citizenship Toolkit is an open source textbook that introduces educators and students to the concept of critical digital literacy and how to engage in online communities as a digital citizen. 

What was new in 2024

Added December 2024

Job preparation and hiring > Small business and entrepreneurship

Be Your Own Boss "is a ten-lesson unit that prepares students to use math and reasoning to make big decisions."

Foundational digital skills and knowledge > Productivity

Google Applied Digital Skills is an amazing, open and free collection of videos and lessons you can use to teach basic skills and more. Teachers are fully supported with a collection of guides, teacher stories and example projects.  

Job preparation and hiring > Sector and job specific resources

Reading Skills for Healthcare Workers is a collection of 175 reading passages on various healthcare and home care topics. They can be used to help Level 2 readers (GLE 4 to 8)  develop general healthcare knowledge, reading comprehension and writing skills.  PDF fillable activities are also available.

Added June 2024

Educator resources > Teaching literacy

Two comprehensive guides from Calgary's CanLearn Society will help you develop a rigorous approach to reading instruction for adults with learning challenges and adults who are beginning to read.

Added May 2024

Foundational digital skills > Internet

An introduction to AI (videos and lessons) from Common Sense Education.

Mathematics and numeracy > Numeracy

Bank tutorials from BMO, CIBC, HSBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to support online banking.

Added February, 2024

Writing instruction > Level 1

Cursive writing introduction from the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition.

Empowering learners > Family literacy

Family literacy activities from Laubach Literacy Ontario.

Reading instruction > Level 2

An online and PDF version of the Viola Desmond story.

Literacy development supports > Phonics and spelling

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling: An Adult Reading Course of Study is a complete course with a teaching guide, detailed lesson plans and a learner activity book.